Most of my 10+ year career has been spent on the backend, designing systems, APIs, and the kind of infrastructure that quietly makes products reliable.
Over time, though, I realized that shipping code alone doesn't build a business. It pushed me outside my comfort zone into marketing, customer conversations, and the business decisions that engineers often leave to someone else.
I care just as much about the business as I do about the code. I believe the best products come from solving real problems for real people, not from chasing the latest technology.